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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. The First Seminole War began in 1814 and lasted until what year?
2. Where was W. E. B. Du Bois born?
3. In what year was the first representative assembly introduced in Jamestown in the form of the Virginia House of Burgesses?
4. The author states in Chapter 1 that it is said the source of information of Columbus’s conquests on the islands was written down by a young priest named what?
5. Who founded the first school for women’s higher education, the Troy Female Seminary?
Short Essay Questions
1. What positive qualities of the establishment of the United States does Zinn discuss in Chapter 4?
2. What does the author say of “natural antipathy” in Chapter 2?
3. How does Howard Zinn describe the changes of the Native American population from the 1820s to the 1840s in Chapter 7?
4. How does the author describe Mexico’s land area and status after 1821 in Chapter 8?
5. How does the author describe Virginia’s “chain of oppression” in Chapter 3?
6. Where did Christopher Columbus intend to travel when he “discovered” the Americas? Where does the author assert he actually landed in Chapter 1?
7. How does Howard Zinn describe the growth in the number of slaves in the United States between 1790 and 1860 in Chapter 9?
8. How is the Flour Riot of 1837 described in Chapter 10? What was the cause of the riot?
9. How does the author describe the Sioux puberty ceremony for women in Chapter 6?
10. Who wrote the history of Columbus’s adventures in Cuba from the perspective of the inhabitants, according to the author in Chapter 1?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe and discuss the My Lai Massacre and its impact on anti-war activists and the public perceptions of the Vietnam War. When did the trial take place which accused the involved soldiers of war crimes? Who was found guilty and what time was served?
Essay Topic 2
Describe the Antinomian Controversy and the role of Anne Hutchinson. When was Hutchinson’s trial? How long did it last? How successful was Hutchinson in deflecting the accusations of the Puritan leaders? Where did she go after she was banished from Massachusetts?
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the origins, history, culture, religion, and society of the Arawak people, and how this society changed with the arrival of Columbus and his fleet. How many Arawak people inhabited the islands where Columbus landed? How many slaves did Columbus take with him?
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